Were I to be asked the question, on this morning, my answer/s would be…

1. That the question is asked, suggests to me that the world has already been changed by music.2. Yes, but music doesn’t act like a lobotomy. There are subtleties involved.3. Music speaks directly to us, acts directly on us, if we are available. So let’s not concern ourselves with subtlety! Jump in with open ears, open eyes, open heart.4. Explaining how and why this is, and might be, can get complicated. The good news is, being touched by Music is simple. It is experiential.5. The act of music is the Music.

RF on Facebook July 13th. 2017: People travel long distances, buy expensive tickets, and get stuck with bad sonics. Acoustics are only one of the dangers and hazards of contemporary live rock performance. Like drunks, conversationalists, photographers, recordists, theatre persons privileging their own interests over players and audients. And the players themselves have invested a great deal in getting to the stage. So, an ongoing concern until a new breed of humanity appears, where conscience is active, courtesy in effect, and good manners an external indication of such?

… has continued to hover with me. I disagree. Like, totally to the max, dude.

The Second Lie Of The Devil: There’s nothing you can do!So, we do nothing.Tomorrow! is The First Lie Of The Devil.And if we are going to do something, it can wait. Perhaps tomorrow even lasts for several thousand years.

A different approach is where I am, here and now. Perhaps even at a KC performance: simply by listeningwith intention. I tell myself, listen, putting aside all other concerns. And the world has changed. There is a second approach: to intentionally refrain from an act that I know to be wrong, mistaken or non-consensual. Like, putting away my cell-phone. And the world has changed! by one audient accepting their responsibility within the act of music. The act of music is the Music.